A pregnant woman was reported in stable condition Monday a day after being struck by a car driven by a 17-year-old near the corner of east Oklahoma Avenue and south Oak Street in Guthrie. Sgt.

The Lighted Christmas Parade, undeterred by the cold and rainy weather, came to a close with the announcement of the 2022-2023 Territorial Governor and Jr. Governor, Carrie Ann Dennis Fryar and Jonah Lau! Carrie and Jonah raised the most money for Guthrie’s Territorial Christmas Foundation and therefore bought their way to the title of Territorial Governor and Jr. Governor. Congratulations!!

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Logan County’s Economic Development Council hosted its quarterly luncheon at the Guthrie campus of Meridian Technology Center this past Wednesday, with a focus on strategic planning and partnerships for the county going forward.

The Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts and Logan County Conservation District host annual speech, essay, and poster contests for youth across the county and state. Speech Contest: The annual speech contest is designed to educate participants about natural resources and their area conservation districts.

The City of Guthrie has been awarded $34,600 to replace an important trailer in their Public Works Fleet. The Landoll trailer will be used for moving heavy equipment to job sites for the City’s Public Works Department. This is an expensive and important piece of equipment that is used frequently in maintaining the City’s infrastructure according to Public Works Director Tenny Maker. The trailer is also available to haul heavy equipment to assist the Fire Department with large brush fires, floods, and other emergency incidents. The trailer that is being replaced no longer meets Department of Transportation standards and is in poor condition.

Editor’s Note: We were unable to get this in the November 16 edition since the paper had already gone to the printer when the information was released. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol released last Wednesday the findings of their investigation into the fatal boating accident at Guthrie County Club Lake, as well as the identities of the victims.

The Guthrie Lions Club, one of the oldest and largest civic clubs in Oklahoma, is celebrating its 103rd Anniversary this month. The Club, as a part of the world wide Lions Organization, has a focus on enhancement of eye sight and eye care locally and throughout the world. To that end, the Guthrie Lions Club has paid for hundreds of local eye exams and eye glasses through the years and has collected thousands of used glasses that are repurposed and distributed internationally to those in need. This year the club also has strategic initiatives to: provide eye screening exams for youth in Guthrie Elementary Schools; support the “Opening Eyes” program associated with the Oklahoma Special Olympics; and offer health and eye screening opportunities via the Oklahoma Lions Mobile Health Clinic. Steve Gentling, Club President says “The Club continually contributes to our community in a number of ways: in addition to student scholarships, we provide financial support to the Guthrie Public School’s monthly recognition of outstanding teachers and support staff members; we support high school students for the American Legion’s Boys State and Girls State Leadership program; and we have an active “Student of the Month” program. Our “Adopt a Street” initiative has been on-going for many years and we continually have representation in the many community festivals held throughout the year. The Guthrie Lions Club is a great community resource!”

Below is an excerpt from a column I wrote almost ten years ago: “Are we having school tomorrow?” I can still remember asking my parents that same question and the anticipation of a magical gift of a day off as a student with snow and ice on the ground. I always got so frustrated because they never announced school would be closed until the morning.